Patents by Inventor Michael Allen Pierce

Michael Allen Pierce has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • COMPOSITE MATTRESSES WITH AIR CHAMBERS
    Publication number: 20230389715
    Abstract: A composite mattress includes a pressurizable layer and a top layer. A coiled spring layer may also be included in the composite mattress. The composite mattress may also include a base layer and/or an intermediate layer. A foundation, or rail, may laterally surround the pressurizable layer and the top layer. The composite mattress may include a cover, including a base panel, a periphery, and a top panel. The cover may encase the other components of the composite mattress. The composite mattress may include a separable top and bottom; these elements may be modular, enabling individuals or couples customize a mattress by selecting one or more tops from a plurality of available for use with one or more bases from a plurality of available bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Brock Keith Harris, James T. Grutta, Brett Pearson, Michael Allen Pierce
  • Composite mattresses with air chambers
    Patent number: 11730277
    Abstract: A composite mattress includes a pressurizable layer and a top layer. A coiled spring layer may also be included in the composite mattress. The composite mattress may also include a base layer and/or an intermediate layer. A foundation, or rail, may laterally surround the pressurizable layer and the top layer. The composite mattress may include a cover, including a base panel, a periphery, and a top panel. The cover may encase the other components of the composite mattress. The composite mattress may include a separable top and bottom; these elements may be modular, enabling individuals or couples to customize a mattress by selecting one or more tops from a plurality of available tops for use with one or more bases from a plurality of available bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Purple Innovation, LLC
    Inventors: Brock Keith Harris, James T. Grutta, Brett Pearson, Michael Allen Pierce
  • COMPOSITE MATTRESSES WITH AIR CHAMBERS
    Publication number: 20220125216
    Abstract: A composite mattress includes a pressurizable layer and a top layer. A coiled spring layer may also be included in the composite mattress. The composite mattress may also include a base layer and/or an intermediate layer. A foundation, or rail, may laterally surround the pressurizable layer and the top layer. The composite mattress may include a cover, including a base panel, a periphery, and a top panel. The cover may encase the other components of the composite mattress. The composite mattress may include a separable top and bottom; these elements may be modular, enabling individuals or couples customize a mattress by selecting one or more tops from a plurality of available for use with one or more bases from a plurality of available bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Brock Keith Harris, James T. Grutta, Brett Pearson, Michael Allen Pierce
  • Composite mattresses with air chambers
    Patent number: 11213139
    Abstract: A composite mattress includes a base panel of a cover, a base layer, a pressurizable layer, an intermediate layer, a top layer, and a top panel of the cover. A foundation, or rail, laterally surrounds the pressurizable layer, the intermediate layer, and the top layer. A periphery of the cover laterally surrounds the foundation and, with the top panel and the base panel, encases the other components of the composite mattress. A coiled spring layer may also be included in the composite mattress. The composite mattress may include a separable top and bottom; these elements may be modular, enabling individuals or couples customize a mattress by selecting one or more tops from a plurality of available for use with one or more bases from a plurality of available bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Purple Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Brock Keith Harris, James T. Grutta, Brett Pearson, Michael Allen Pierce